Body of mass moving with speed collides with another body of mass , at rest. The collision is head on and elastic in nature. After the collision the fraction of energy lost by the colliding body is:
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
In a head-on elastic collision, the fraction of kinetic energy transferred (or lost by the first body) is given by:
Given and :
Given and :